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1 hour ago, rstclark said:

John

If you are in California and 

need to pass smog then try to find a 49 state manifold and use the 49 state equipment this will eliminate the thermal reactor.  From my experience Smog stations have very little experience with a 76 2002 and will check it as a 49 state car because that's what they are seeing If you still have the California emissions sticker on the left front of the engine compartment. Remove it

There is no record to show that it was not a 49 state car

Follow the emissions diagram that Mark posted  Any missing equipment can be found Good luck in your search

 

I don't generally like cheating, so why does this sound so appealing? ?

 

Finally, my 49-state exhaust manifold is going to be worth big bucks!  I'm not selling it, mind you, but I'm updating my personal financial statement...

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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It's appealing because you can eliminate the extreme high temperature of the thermal reactor attached directly to your aluminum cylinder head.

This can be rationalized by considering how few of these cars are actually on the road and how few miles they are generally driven rendering the total emission impact of a 49 state car over a California car as insignificant.  

So yes hang on to that 49 state manifold. They have value in California  Your total net worth my have gone up by $25    That could be cause to celebrate  Have a great day !

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3 hours ago, rstclark said:

From my experience Smog stations have very little experience with a 76 2002 and will check it as a 49 state car because that's what they are seeing If you still have the California emissions sticker on the left front of the engine compartment. Remove it

 

Or you could replace it with one of these I made for the 1976 49 State Version ...

 

Mark92131

 

 

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1970 BMW 1600 (Nevada)

 

 

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2 hours ago, rstclark said:

It's appealing because you can eliminate the extreme high temperature of the thermal reactor attached directly to your aluminum cylinder head.

This can be rationalized by considering how few of these cars are actually on the road and how few miles they are generally driven rendering the total emission impact of a 49 state car over a California car as insignificant.  

So yes hang on to that 49 state manifold. They have value in California  Your total net worth my have gone up by $25    That could be cause to celebrate  Have a great day !

 

Oh, I was speaking rhetorically!  It sounds like a no-brainer to me.  First off, I am not and have never been a California resident, and I'm sad I missed out on the State of California program that must have provided each California resident with a new tii in 1972-74, since everyone in California seems to have an abandoned tii project in their garage.  Who knew?

 

I've asked previously whether you could even register a 49-state '76 in California, and the answer was somewhat unclear.  But given that the 49-state version is 41 years old, I agree that few, if any, people even know there was a '76 California-only version.  Brilliant idea!

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Steve,

Yes, you can register a '76 49-state car in California. But if the car was originally sold as a California car, it must comply with the CA rules..ie: Air injection, Thermal Reactor, and EGR (just like the '75's).

When I re-assembled my CA '76 after being in storage for 19 years, I wanted to pass the absolute strictest, worst case smog test possible. If I passed this, then all future smog tests would be a "walk in the park".

John

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